On Wed, 09 Oct 2013 23:10:31 +0200, Charles McCathie Nevile
<chaals@yandex-team.ru> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> I believe this change is editorial in nature. I support it.
No it isn't. It adds a "should" reequirement. I raised ISSUE-46 to track
it: <https://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/issues/46>
I still support it, and have speculatively implemented it in the new draft
I will publish very shortly.
cheers
Chaals
> I will integrate it in the next Editors' draft (to be published later
> tonight), so if anyone thinks it should not be made (or should be
> reverted) please speak up...
>
> cheers
>
> Chaals
>
> On Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:51:50 +0200, Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello Public-w3process,
>>
>> This is a comment on
>> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/AB/raw-file/default/tr.html
>> Editors' Draft 3 October 2013
>>
>> It is an editorial suggestion which would not be a substantive change
>> but would I think set expectations more clearly.
>>
>> In section 7.4.1b Revised Public Working Drafts
>> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/AB/raw-file/default/tr.html#revised-wd
>>
>> current text
>>
>> "A Working Group should publish a Working Draft to the W3C Technical
>> Reports page every 6 months, or sooner when there have been
>> significant changes to the document that would benefit from review
>> from beyond the Working Group.
>>
>> suggested text
>>
>> "A Working Group should publish a Working Draft to the W3C Technical
>> Reports page when there have been significant changes to the
>> document that would benefit from review from beyond the Working
>> Group.
>>
>> If 6 months have elapsed without changes, a Working Draft should
>> also be published. In that case the status may indicate reasons for
>> lack of change."
>>
>>
>> The suggested wording emphasizes publication as a result of
>> significant change, rather than a 6 month heartbeat. Technical rather
>> than procedural emphasis.
>>
>> It also adds a suggestion to explain why a draft has not changed at
>> all (changes, not just significant changes) in six months.
>>
>>
>
>
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